Gig-tree



A (No Model.) v 2 Sheets-Sheet l. T. F. HUTZEL 8a J. HEINZMANN.

GIG TREE.

No. 310,136. PatentedDeo. 30, 1884.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. T.P. HUTZEL inl J. HBINZMANN.

GIG TREE.

No. 310,136. Patented Deo. 3Q, 1884.

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NITED STATES PATENT QFFICE,

TITUS F. HUTZEL'AND JOHN HEINZMANN, OF ANN ARBOB, MICHIGAN.

GIG-TREE.

SFECEFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,136, dated December 30, 1884.

Application lcd June l0, 1884. (No model.l

' .To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, TITUS F. IIUTZEL and JOHN HEINZMANN, of Ann Arbor, in the county of W'ashtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gig-Trees, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a perspective. Fig. is a perspective of the seat, bottom view. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the back-strap loop. Fig. 4C is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a section on an enlarged scale, taken on the line .fr x, Fig. l; and Fig. 6 is a section, on an enlarged scale, of the seat.

Our invention consists in certain improvements in lthe construction of a gig-tree, which will be fully pointed out n the claims.

A represents the saddle-tree, having on its top a groove, B, cut deeper than usual, and having its sides Z1 beveled. 'Near the front of the saddle-tree a threaded hole, I-I, is cut through the same at the center of groove B, and the rear half of this hole I-I is surrounded by a raised boss, l). Back of the hole H a slot, t', is cut through the saddle-tree, running crosswise the groove B. At the rear end of the groove B is a raised stud, K, the object of which is to hold the back-strap loop.

D represents the back-strap loop, having at its rear end a loop, G, to receive the bac-kstrap, and having a slot, F, out therethrough to fit over the stud l. The forward end of the back-strap loop G is made with a downward and forward extending tongue, d E,whieh is of such a size that it can be passed through the slot t', so that when the back-strap loop D is in place, as shown in Fig. 4, the part d of the tongue will lie within the slot t', and the part E will lie on the under side of the saddle-tree. It is obvious that this construction locks the hack-strap loop firmly in the saddleltree, so that it cannot be removed without raising the rear end until the part E of the tongue is nearly at right angles with the bottom of groove B.

S represents thc seat, and e represents a hole bored through the seat to receive the screw-bolt V, by which the various parts are held together. Surrounding the hole e the bottom of the seat S is raised, and this raised part M is beveled from front to rear, so that it is higher forward of the hole e than back thereof. At the rear end of the bottom part of the seat is a projection, N, which is slanted toward the front of the saddle-tree, and acts as a hook by passing under the bottom of that part of the saddle-tree in which .the groove B is cut. On each side of hook N is formed a shoulder, u a, and these shoulders rest on the back-strap loop D, the hook N passing down through the rear part of the slot F, which is enlarged for this purpose, as shown in the drawings.

C represents the check-rein hook, which may be of any style, that has a hole through the shank to receive the screw-bolt V, by which it is held in place.

Our invention is put together and operates as follows: The tongue d E of the back-strap loop D is passed through the slot t', and the loop D is then laid down in the groove B, so

that the stud K projects through the slot F.

The check-rein hook is then placed in the groove B, and the beveled sides b of the groove permit the use of hooks of different styles and makes, while the raised boss l? projects through the hole in the hook and affords an additional lock for the hook. The seat S is now placed in position so that the raised part M bears on the shank of the hook C, and the hook N passes through the slot F until the shoulders n a rest on the loop D, and the seat is supported at these two points M n, it being so made that it does not rest at all on the saddle-tree. rIhe screw-bolt V is now inserted through hole e, and screwed into the threaded hole H. and as this screw is between the two points on which the seat rests, the part M is brought irmly down on the shank of hook. C, and the shoulders a n are brought firmly down on the back-strap loop D, so that both the hook C and the loop D are held iirmly in position, and cannot shake or become loose so long as the screw-bolt holds.

Vhat we claim as our invention, and desire ,to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a gig-tree, the combination, with the saddle-tree A, having therein the groove B, with beveled sides b, of the tongue E, checkrein hook C, back-strap loop D, having therein the slot F, and seat S, having on its under side the raised beveled part M, and the hook N, with shoulders u n, substantially as shown the under side of the saddle-tree, whereby the and described. back-strap loop is securely held in posit-,ion7 Io 2. The combination of the saddle-tree A, substantially as shown and described.

having therein the slot i, and the back-strap TITUS F. HUTZEL.

loop D, having the tongue E integral there- JOHN HEIN ZMANN. with and bent down beloW the general plane of the shank of said back-strap loop, and adapted to enter the slot@l and bear against lVitnesses:

EUGENE K. FRUEAUFF, EMANUEL SPRING. 

